Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” now shooting near Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Netflix adaptation of the classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western FrontContinue Reading
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On this Day, in 1757: Frederick the Great defeated the Habsburgs at the Battle of Prague
On May 6, 1757, Frederick the Great defeated the Austrian forces at the Battle of Prague during the Seven Years’Continue Reading
KafkaGallery: “Zdzisław Beksiński devoted his entire life to creativity”
Krakow, Poland – Kafkadesk sat down with Jaroslaw Serafin, the art director of the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland, toContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1919: M. R. Štefánik was killed in a tragic plane crash near Bratislava
On May 4, 1919, the plane carrying Milan Rastislav Štefánik, one of the founding fathers of Czechoslovakia, crashed near BratislavaContinue Reading
“We don’t like ‘Czechia'”, says British ambassador after MI6 chief blunder
Prague, Czech Republic – The official English name of Czechia / the Czech Republic has long been a contentious issue,Continue Reading
On this Day, in 1791: the May 3 Constitution was adopted by the Polish Great Sejm
On May 3, 1791, the Great Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth overwhelmingly adopted the May 3 Constitution, often described asContinue Reading
Scientists discover world’s first pregnant mummy in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Scientists from Warsaw University last week discovered the Egyptian mummy of a young pregnant woman, the world’sContinue Reading
CineClub: Closely Watched Trains (1966), by Jiří Menzel
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems and exploring the contemporary movie scene: every month, Kafkadesk’s CineClub brings you new insights and expertContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1990: John Paul II became the first pope to visit Prague
On April 21, 1990, Polish-born Pope John Paul II came to Prague for a 2-day visit shortly after the fallContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1025: Bolesław the Brave was crowned as the first King of Poland
On April 18, 1025, shortly before his death, Duke Bolesław the Brave of Poland succeeded in obtaining the papal permissionContinue Reading
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